Bibliograph

Atlas of the Greek world, by Peter Levi

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Atlas of the Greek world, by Peter Levi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlas of the Greek world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

7239823

Responsibility statement

by Peter Levi

Summary

An illustrated history of ancient Greek civilization focuses on Greek achievements in philosophy, medicine, sports, theater, sculpture, economics, science, and law, incorporating visits to the twenty-six major architectural sites

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1: The land of context : The geography of ancient Greece -- The study of ancient Greece -- Pt. 2: The age of bronze -- The palace civilization of Crete and Mycenae -- Mycenaean survivals -- The Homeric world -- Pt. 3: The age of tyranny: The 8th century Renaissance -- Archaic religious practice -- The birth of City-states -- The growth of literature -- Pt. 4: The age of Perikles : Athenian society in the 5th century -- The Persian and Peleponnesian Wars -- The classical revolution -- Pt. 5: The age of Alexander : New patterns in literature and religion -- The rise of Macedon -- The Alexandrian expansion -- The Roman Conquest -- Pt. 6: The fate of Hellenism -- The classical impact of Hellenism -- Post-classical revivals -- Language: the principle inheritance

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